Honey Skateboards.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: COLORADO COOL STUFF - Brief article

Mike Mahoney started making skateboards in wood shop as a teenager in the late 1970s, but it wasn't until 2005 that he bought a custom skateboard press from a bankrupt manufacturer and launched Honey Skateboards.

Mahoney eschews graphics and uses sistered exotic wood veneers on his 33-to 59-inch longboards. Mahoney, who previously worked as a cabinetmaker and wood shop teacher in California, moved the company to Grand Junction in 2008 and now has three employees helping him crank out 2,500 longboards annually.

...